Post by king neb on Apr 10, 2006 14:06:51 GMT -5
I don't know about ya'll, but im a huge movie buff. I don't have cable, i have able - whatever my rabbit ears are able to pick up is what i watch. lol..but seriously, no cable, just the $25 plan at blockbuster. I don't know if i have shared this here before, but if so, its worth repeating. I rented the movie "To End All Wars", starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland (star of the tv series "24"),
this past weekend because i was trying to tell some folks at church about it and remember it being so good that i rented it again. It is such an excellent movie that this second time around was just as enjoyable, challenging, and powerful then it was the first time. For you movie buffs, you have to check this out. It's one of these 'Christian' movies but nowhere near the cheese and fluff you get from typical 'Christian' movies. It is a POWERFUL movie about living out the Christian ethic in a WWII prison camp in Thailand, in sharp contrast to the non-Biblical worldview of the japanese guards.
One of the writers is Brian Godawa, a presbyterian, who hosts a movie blog review at Chalcedon. Here's a little excerpt from their site about the movie - www.toendallwarsmovie.com
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A true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment at the hands of their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately they find true freedom by forgiving their enemies.
At the height of World War II, Singapore is invaded by victorious Japanese armed forces. A small group of retreating Allied soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Stuart McLean, Major Ian Campbell, Captain Ernest Gordon, and Lt. Jim Reardon, is captured and led to a prison camp deep within the jungles of Burma-Siam.
Upon arriving at the camp the POWs are forced by the Japanese to build a railroad through treacherous jungle wilderness. Escape is their first priority, but when their commanding officer, Colonel McLean, is ruthlessly killed by the Japanese Head Guard, the men are left to themselves without a leader.
Major Campbell, the Colonel's second in command, rises to the challenge and starts planning a suicidal takeover of the camp by the prisoners. His greatest obstacle is loss of morale caused by slave labor, starvation, disease and brutal beatings.
Led by the example of British POW Dusty Miller, Ernest decides to start a college of liberal arts and a "church without walls" within the camp. The prisoners begin to regain their dignity and hope, but they are also encouraged to forgive their enemies and sacrifice themselves for their fellow POWs.
Soon Gordon and his school are in conflict with Campbell's planned coup d'etat. The rival values lead to split loyalties within the camp, and reveal that amidst so much physical suffering, the most treacherous war is the one fought within.
this past weekend because i was trying to tell some folks at church about it and remember it being so good that i rented it again. It is such an excellent movie that this second time around was just as enjoyable, challenging, and powerful then it was the first time. For you movie buffs, you have to check this out. It's one of these 'Christian' movies but nowhere near the cheese and fluff you get from typical 'Christian' movies. It is a POWERFUL movie about living out the Christian ethic in a WWII prison camp in Thailand, in sharp contrast to the non-Biblical worldview of the japanese guards.
One of the writers is Brian Godawa, a presbyterian, who hosts a movie blog review at Chalcedon. Here's a little excerpt from their site about the movie - www.toendallwarsmovie.com
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A true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment at the hands of their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately they find true freedom by forgiving their enemies.
At the height of World War II, Singapore is invaded by victorious Japanese armed forces. A small group of retreating Allied soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Stuart McLean, Major Ian Campbell, Captain Ernest Gordon, and Lt. Jim Reardon, is captured and led to a prison camp deep within the jungles of Burma-Siam.
Upon arriving at the camp the POWs are forced by the Japanese to build a railroad through treacherous jungle wilderness. Escape is their first priority, but when their commanding officer, Colonel McLean, is ruthlessly killed by the Japanese Head Guard, the men are left to themselves without a leader.
Major Campbell, the Colonel's second in command, rises to the challenge and starts planning a suicidal takeover of the camp by the prisoners. His greatest obstacle is loss of morale caused by slave labor, starvation, disease and brutal beatings.
Led by the example of British POW Dusty Miller, Ernest decides to start a college of liberal arts and a "church without walls" within the camp. The prisoners begin to regain their dignity and hope, but they are also encouraged to forgive their enemies and sacrifice themselves for their fellow POWs.
Soon Gordon and his school are in conflict with Campbell's planned coup d'etat. The rival values lead to split loyalties within the camp, and reveal that amidst so much physical suffering, the most treacherous war is the one fought within.